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I'm going to start this out by stating that yes, I do have eating and food "issues" (I don't feel comfortable saying "eating disorder" because I have never been officially diagnosed.) And these issues affect my diet.
My diet is very, very poor. It basically consists of sugary junk and caffeine. I either starve myself or I overeat. I have no desire to eat "regular food" like your basic proteins and veggies. I do eat fruit because it is sweet.
I usually start my morning off with either a trenta starbucks iced tea (unsweetened) or the berry refresher. If I eat breakfast it is chocolate cookies or a chocolate croissant. For lunch it is a brownie or a rice krispy treat. Then for dinner I sometimes eat a regular meal but I sometimes eat a bowl of sugary cereal like fruit loops or fruity pebbles. I wash all this down with either iced tea or coke, or strawberry milk. More than once a week I go to Five Guys and get either a large soda or a milkshake and a little fry, and that will be my dinner. For a snack everyday on my way home I get another trenta caffeinated starbucks beverage and a poptart and a strawberry milk.
On my days off I have a tendency to overeat. Sometimes I do binge eat, and sometimes this binging leads me to purging. I have a handle on my purging for the most part.
Anyway, do my eating habits warrant seeing a professional?
My diet is very, very poor. It basically consists of sugary junk and caffeine. I either starve myself or I overeat. I have no desire to eat "regular food" like your basic proteins and veggies. I do eat fruit because it is sweet.
I usually start my morning off with either a trenta starbucks iced tea (unsweetened) or the berry refresher. If I eat breakfast it is chocolate cookies or a chocolate croissant. For lunch it is a brownie or a rice krispy treat. Then for dinner I sometimes eat a regular meal but I sometimes eat a bowl of sugary cereal like fruit loops or fruity pebbles. I wash all this down with either iced tea or coke, or strawberry milk. More than once a week I go to Five Guys and get either a large soda or a milkshake and a little fry, and that will be my dinner. For a snack everyday on my way home I get another trenta caffeinated starbucks beverage and a poptart and a strawberry milk.
On my days off I have a tendency to overeat. Sometimes I do binge eat, and sometimes this binging leads me to purging. I have a handle on my purging for the most part.
Anyway, do my eating habits warrant seeing a professional?
yes,i do indeed think that seeing a dietician or nutrionist would be a good idea,i also think being evaluated for an eating disorder would be a good idea...
do you think you the way you eat is to self sooth?
i highly encourage you to let your doctor know that you have been binge/purging....purging even once can be incredibly dangerous,and it can quickly spiral out of control.
please take good care.
i do hope you get the help you need..
His first statement to me was " There is NO purpose in you being here unless you are going to do / not do EVERYTHING that I say. I mean business and if you do not, then do not waste your time."
I WAS serious and I did exactly what he said to do.
It was a great experience. I learned a lot. And now I cook completely different than I once did.